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Does trust get filed anywhere? or just notarized and given to my executors (trustees)? I am using trust templates, but am worried that my will may be in conflict? I used a template for my will also. S… read more

I have some more questions.1) I want to put my assets including bank accounts and jewelry in a trust. what is the process to fund it and register in California? My bank accounts are already in pods.2)… read more

I am the sole beneficiary of the trust and the only living trustee. We did the trust.. as a trust does not die with the creator. What I wanted to know is: how to best go about transferring assets that… read more

this ? is for infolawyer as he/you are somewhat familar with my situation. i've been offered a settlement of my parents estate. quite frankly i'm not entirely confident that it follows the terms of my… read more

this is for info lawyer. i guess i'm getting into more questions than i intended so, please advise if i should "reopen" to ask those questions. initially, i was a trustee of one of the trust… read more

My sister contested both my parents assigning me executor. I quit fighting due to the expense and she became executor. They had pour over wills into the living trust where she and I are co-trustee's-m… read more

My sister contested my parents will and they also had a living trust. I was the executor for my mom and dads will. As soon as my mother died June 2011. My dad dies Nov 2011. Anyway Sandra contested an… read more

my spouse and I have a living trust and a pour over will. We are now being told by a brokerage house that they need Letters testamentary which I know are issued by the court to begin the probate proce… read more

I have a friend that has passed away and I am his trustee of his revocable living trust. What steps should I take now? He died last night and he was a widow and he was 90 years old. His trust states t… read more

If no assets were placed in a trust, but a will was part of the entire trust agreement, is that will a pour over will which would place remaining assets into the trust? Or, is a pour over will somethi… read more

My sister is listed as successor trustee on father and stepmothers trust but the wills name a bank as personal representative for the estate. Trust had no assets added to it so who is the actual trust… read more

After making and notarizing a Living Trust, with immediate plans to fund it, does California law (where the real estate is) or Idaho law (where the trust owner and trustee is a legal resident) require… read more

My parents created pour-over wills when they created their RevLTR; which we understand is no longer revocable because my mother has AD. My father would like to change his will relative to his communit… read more

My Grandmother created a Living Trust and a pour over will. Many assets were titled in the Living Trust, however, a few pieces of land remained in her name. The pour over will is clear that any remain… read more

Hello. I am a paralegal familiar with Maryland estate law. I am in Iowa and my parents have asked me to write their wills, POAs and advance directives. The law in Maryland states that two witnesses mu… read more

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The responses above are from individual Experts, not JustAnswer. The site and services are provided “as is”. To view the verified credential of an Expert, click on the “Verified” symbol in the Expert’s profile. This site is not for emergency questions which should be directed immediately by telephone or in-person to qualified professionals. Please carefully read the Terms of Service (last updated February 8, 2012).